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Sad Sacklers

by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 20, 2021 | In the News | 0 |

It’s a strategy we’ve seen employed again and again in recent years – total denial of responsibility as a first line of defense, not the last.

Cannabis and Crime

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 9, 2021 | Public Policy, Resources | 0 |
Cleaning Up the Mess

by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 22, 2021 | Public Policy | 0 |
That Minneapolis Case

by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 19, 2021 | In the News | 0 |
Cruel or Fair?

by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 1, 2021 | Public Policy | 0 |
The Oregon Experiment

by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 22, 2021 | Public Policy | 0 |

Settling Up: The Opioid Lawsuits

by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 15, 2021 | In the News | 0 |

Purdue hired them to show the company how to survive and even grow richer in the teeth of the worst drug epidemic in US history – one where the company’s products played a key role. They did their job all too well.

Native Cannabis

by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 30, 2020 | In the News | 0 |

Somehow he contrived to approve the establishment of 36 industrial-quality black market cannabis farms on properties that had been dedicated to raising corn for traditional Native ceremonies.

Purdue Pleads

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 19, 2020 | In the News | 0 |

(fines) are unlikely to be paid in the near term as the criminal fine and civil penalty are expected to be considered alongside other claims in Purdue’s bankruptcy proceedings and the company lacks necessary funds to fully repay all creditors…

Police Story, Part Two

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 13, 2020 | In the News, Public Policy | 0 |

How do you find room for new attitudes when the old ones are still omnipresent in the background?

Police Story, Part One

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 10, 2020 | In the News, Public Policy | 0 |

Given that addiction by its nature puts many treatment clients into direct conflict with the law, I don’t see how we can afford to ignore these issues.

Drugs and Policing

by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 2, 2020 | Public Policy | 0 |

Laws and policies are quickly enacted that, once on the books, often outlive the emergencies they were there to address.

Life and Breath

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 22, 2020 | In the News | 0 |

Seriously, the policeman actually assured his prisoner that he was in no danger. Because he was still able to talk.

Drugstore Cowboy

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 31, 2019 | Addiction, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

As soon as they were feeling better, the guys would gather in the lounge to swap stories of high-level burglaries and shoplifting expeditions on a grand scale.